Diario del proyecto Yellingbo and surrounds

Archivos de diario de enero 2023

12 de enero de 2023

11/01/23 Bird & Frog survey: Yellingbo

Notes from: a Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater hosted citizen science event.
We escaped the heat of the day with an 8am start, and were richly rewarded. Under the dappled shade of magnificent Eucalypts, with 11 fabulous people, it was a joy to see a couple of Grey Fantails nesting, a Dusky Woodswallow collecting nesting material, Sword-grass Brown Butterflies and Ringed Xenica's on the wing and summer flowers. That just about sums up our first citizen science morning for 2023, surveying for birds in a patch of Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area that is not often walked. We recorded 34 species for the day, with highlights being the Eastern Shrike-tit, Satin Flycatcher and a couple of Red-browed Finches that didn't mind our presence and allowed us to get a close look.

Publicado el enero 12, 2023 08:53 TARDE por regnans regnans | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

19 de enero de 2023

16/01 & 18/01/23 Flora survey: Yellingbo

Notes from: a Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater hosted citizen science event.
This week we're thinking reptiles, whilst prioritising orchids. In a collaborative project with Monash University, Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater volunteers are preparing for a reptile survey site to be established later in the year in a patch of bushland within Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area. We're mapping the summer flowering orchids, to ensure they're protected. Discouraging to see so many of the Hyacinth Orchids browsed at budding stage. As well as these, we've recorded Large Tongue-orchids, Onion Orchids, Caladenia's (setting seed) and Elbow Orchids. In a couple of months time, just like those that flowered in other seasons, there'll be no evidence that the orchids are there as they go into their dormant phase. With some of these species being significant for our region, like the tiny Elbow Orchids, it's our knowledge of the local patch, together with the expertise of Monash researchers that will ensure the focus is on the ecosystem as a whole when the reptile surveys start! Thank you team :)

Publicado el enero 19, 2023 09:09 TARDE por regnans regnans | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario